Why should we celebrate these moments instead of being frustrated by them? Because tiny misadventures are the ultimate antidote to the pressure of being "on" all the time.
Tiny Misadventures: The Art of Finding Joy in Life's Little Hiccups tiny misadventures
Kitchen misadventures are perhaps the most common. There is a specific kind of humility found in accidentally using salt instead of sugar, or discovering that "microwave-safe" is a very subjective term for certain types of Tupperware. Why We Need the Mess Why should we celebrate these moments instead of
When we trip over a flat surface or get our umbrella stuck in a subway door, we are forced to break character. For a split second, the facade of the "productive professional" or the "composed adult" vanishes, replaced by a much more interesting version of ourselves: the resilient bumbler. There is a specific kind of humility found